Decoration at Wat Phra Kaew

Northern Thailand

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May 12th 2008
Hello everyone! We thought we'd just write a short entry as we're off to Laos tomorrow and don't know when we'll next have internet. We've been in Thailand for just over a week now, again it's very different from everywhere else. We feel like we've started a completely new part of the trip. It's much more touristy than any of the other countries we've been to! The flight from Colombo to B ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more